Lily Was Here (film)

Lily Was Here (original title in Dutch: De Kassière, The Cashier) is a 1989 Dutch drama film directed by Ben Verbong. One song from the film's soundtrack, performed by Candy Dulfer and Dave Stewart, was later released as a single – "Lily Was Here".

Lily Was Here De Kassière
Directed by	Ben Verbong
Written by	Ben Verbong, Sytze van der Laan, Willem Jan Otten
Produced by	Chris Brouwer, Haig Balian
Cinematography	Lex Wertwijn
Edited by	Ton de Graaff
Music by	David A. Stewart
Production company	Movies Film Productions
Distributed by	Meteor Film SVS/Triumph (US)
Release date	10 June 1989 (1989-06-10)
Running time	112 minutes
Country	Netherlands
Language	Dutch

Plot

Teenager Lily works as a checkout girl at the local supermarket.

She becomes pregnant, but before the child is born, the black father of her unborn child is attacked by a gang of thugs and killed.

Following his death, she flees to the city, where she soon finds herself under the wings of a pimp, Ted.

Escaping Ted, she commences a one-woman spree of thefts, culminating in running from the police and the press.

In the end, Lily is forced to choose between freedom and her baby.

Cast

• Marion van Thijn ...Lily
• Thom Hoffman ... Arend
• Coen van Vrijberghe de Coningh ... Ted
• Truus te Selle ... Lily's Mother
• Con Meyer ...Sjaak
• Monique van de Ven ...Midwife Conny
• Hans Kesting ... Piccolo
• Kees Hulst ... Emile
• Jaloe Maat [nl] ... Helen

Background

• The film was largely shot in Rotterdam.
• Marion van Thijn is the daughter of former mayor Ed van Thijn of Amsterdam.
• The music for the film was composed by David A. Stewart, former member of the band Eurythmics. A soundtrack album of the same name was also released.
• The title song, "Lily Was Here," reached first place in the Dutch charts and was a hit internationally. Candy Dulfer played the major saxophone pieces on the track.

External links

• Lily Was Here at IMDb